FAQ

How is addiction a disease?

Addiction is a brain disease that causes different neurochemical changes to an individual who suffers through addiction, according to the latest scientific researches addiction is a brain disorder that brings different mental health issues to people who suffer with substance abuse dependency that is:

Physical Issues,
Psychological Issues,
Social Issues,
Spiritual Issues.

An individual who is suffering through bio, psycho, social and spiritual disorder due to addiction is advised to get professional & psychiatric help.

Addiction also causes major diseases like Bipolar, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Memory issues, HIV, Hepatitis Etc.

What are withdrawal symptoms?

Drug withdrawal symptoms are basically symptoms that occurs when an individual discontinue taking the drug, medication or Alcohol, it happens after an individual forms a drug or substance abuse dependency.
This may occur as physical dependence, psychological dependence or both. Withdrawal symptoms can be treated with the help of prescribed medications.
The intensity of withdrawals varies directly with the intensity of dependency or addiction.

What is the difference between physical and psychological dependency?

Physical dependency is a type of drug dependency where the body of an individual demands drug when dependent, when the body is physically hooked to a certain type of drug the body suffers through different symptoms also known as withdrawal symptoms.
The physical dependency of the body can be treated with both medication and natural things.

Whereas, Psychological dependency occurs when one is psychologically or mentally dependent on something, when an individual is recovered physically and is still dependent psychologically, “there’s a 100% risk of relapse” because psychological dependency is as chronic as physical dependency.
Psychological dependency can be treated with medication and psychotherapy.
In this case psychotherapy is necessary because psychological dependency takes time to recover and settle down, psychotherapy helps in fast recovery and motivation.

Why is detox necessary?

Detoxification is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a body. Detox is very much important when treating substance abuse dependency because when one is into addiction activities his body and brain both are dependent on drugs and needs to be treated properly, if not the body and brain can start functioning improperly and it can cause complications. In that matter, medical help should be the first priority when one wants to quit.

How can we change someone’s life?

Helping someone with addiction is not easy, but possible.
Because addiction brings so much of hatred, paranoia, depression, aggression along, so it’s quite a task to convince an addict to quit. To make someone quit we first need to learn about addiction and dependency, it’s effects and symptoms.
When we learn about the disease of addiction we get into a better position to help people with addiction. Professionals who treat people with addiction first study Addiction, Drugs and its effects.

What is psychosis?

A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality. Psychosis can be caused due to:

Genetically transferred from parents,
Drug Addiction,
Traumatic History etc.

Psychosis is a disease that is treatable and manageable with the help of professionals and medications.

What is dual diagnosis?

Dual diagnosis is the condition of suffering from a mental illness and a substance abuse problem. Very common issues in dual diagnosis is Substance Use Disorder and personality disorders.

How is addiction a disease?

What are withdrawal symptoms?

What is the difference between physical and psychological dependency?

Why is detox necessary?

How can we change someone’s life?

What is psychosis?

What is dual diagnosis?

What is SUD?

Why family therapy sessions are important?

What services H&H Health Care is providing?

How do I help a person who’s in a denial?